Victoria Cantons is a contemporary painter and photographer. In my exploration and conversation with the artist, we explore her expressive works, figural paintings, motifs of flowers and photographs of friends. Canton engages us through the visual expression her lived experiences as a LGBTQ artist.
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Resources for this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Please follow Victoria Cantons:
* www.victoriacantons.com
* IG: @victoriacantons
* Twitter: @victoriacantons
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Image Credit: "A New Landmark," 2020--Victoria Cantons

Celebrating the reopening of the M. David & Co. Gallery in Brooklyn, NY and the exhibition "Once in the Lifetime."
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Visit (show is open until October 3, 2021)
* https://www.mdavidandco.com/
* IG @mdavidco
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Artists highlighted in this episode include:
* Kathryn Hart: IG @kathrynhartart
* Judy Pfaff: IG @judy.pfaff
* Deborah Dancy: IG @deborahdancyart
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Image Credit: "Untitled," Judy Pfaff (M. David & Co.)

Visual artist Deborah Wasserman merges the female figure with the landscape in her paintings, collage and performative works. This episode includes a conversation with the artist--an engaging deep dive into her works, practice and personal history of migration.
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Resources: "Wander, Woman" exhibition catalog (2018)
Visit Wasserman: www.deborahwasserman.com
IG: @deborahwassermanart
Image Credit: "Bindle" (2018)

Through "process" and industrial materials, American sculptor Eva Hesse responds to the rigidity of Minimalism with a radical, visual language imbued with emotion, personal history and unique beauty.
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Image Credit: "Hang Up" (Art Institute of Chicago)
Title Credit: New York Times
Special thanks to sculptor Elly Buckley for inspiring this episode.
Follow her on IG: elly_buckley_sculptor
Resources for this episode are listed at www.beyondthepaint.net

Join me in an engaging conversation with the sculptor Melanie Cooper Pennington. Her evocative large scaled multi-media biomorphic sculptures express the feminine experience through themes of birth and empowerment.
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Visit www.melaniepennington.com to view the objects discussed.
Follow Melanie @melaniecooperpennington on IG
Image Credit: "Wailing," 2014 (wood, ceramic, plaster)

Dive into the highly-stylized, sensuous portraits of women by the 20th century painter Tamara de Lempika.
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Resources and works highlighted in this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Follow me on IG for more engaging content celebrating female artists: @beyondthepaintwbernadine
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beyondthepaintwithbernadine
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Image: "Self-Portrait in the Green Bugatti"

Ruth Bolluck is a portrait and figural painter whose works, her celebratory portrayals of people, illuminate the dignity and grace of her sitters. Bullock’s works and practice, what she sometimes refers to as “projects,” includes bodies that are not always represented by art galleries.
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Visit and follow Ruth Bullock on IG @ruthejonesart
Resources for this episode are listed on my website: beyondthepaint.net
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Other artists highlighted in this episode include:
Aleah Chapin: @aleah_chapin
Jenny Saville: @jenny_saville_art
Emma Hopkins: @emma_hopkins_artist
Victoria Cantons: @victoriacantons
Emma Frankland: @notyetarobot

Enjoy a "best of" episode with sculptor Gina Lee Robbins. Her sculptural work, using clay and found or repurposed materials, incorporate her personal experiences as a mother and draw from both the feminine divine and abstraction.
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Beyond the Paint is thrilled to partner with Women of Culture/NYC in an art talk and tour, "Alice Neel: People Come First," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday, July 11 at 12 p.m.
If you would like to join me, please email me at
[email protected]
Link to the event: https://www.womenofculture.org/experiences/aliceneel
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Image Credit: Gina Lee Robbins (https://www.ginaleerobbins.com)

A revisit to episode #108 and the gestural paintings of female artist Alex Bigatti. Her boundless joy for nature is splashed in vivid colors and sweeping brushstrokes onto the canvas. You will especially enjoy our conversation--her energy and enthusiasm for art is infectious!
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Visit Alex at her website: www.alexbigattiart.com
Follow her on Instagram: @alexbigatti_art and @alexgestural
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Beyond the Paint is excited to partner with Women of Culture/NYC in an art talk and tour, "Alice Neel: People Come First," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday July 11. If you would like to join me and other art enthusiasts, please email me at [email protected]
Link to the event: https://www.womenofculture.org/experiences/aliceneel
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Image Credit: "Curious Stream," Alex Bigatti website

Beyond the Paint invites you to join me on an audio tour highlighting four representations of the female figure from the perspective of women artists through the collection of the New Britain Museum of American Art. Experience the female body through the feminine experience!
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Resources and images are listed at my website www.beyondthepaint.net. This episode is dedicated to Priscilla, Victoria and Angelica.
Image Credit: NBMAA